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WP REST Yoast Meta

By Acato

Developer Tools & Customization / API & Webhook Integration

WP REST Yoast Meta Review - In-Depth Analysis

Integrate Yoast SEO meta tags into the WP REST API. Adds a custom endpoint for redirects.

Performance Overview

WPS Score

6.89/10

User Rating

5/5 (based on 6+ reviews)

Active Installations

1,000+

Update Frequency

Below Average It is calculated using the weighted average of same category plugins.

Security Score

1 / 10 (Very Low Risk) It is calculated using the weighted average of all versions.

What It Does

This plugin is no longer updated, but is open for adoption. As of Yoast SEO version 16.7, the functionality provided by this plugin is now part of the Yoast SEO plugin itself. This plugin will no longer be updated, but is open for adoption. If you are interested in adopting this plugin, please contact the authors.

Are you using WordPress for a headless set-up, using the WP REST API? And would you like to use the Yoast SEO plugin just like you would for any other project? This plugin adds the meta tags generated by the Yoast SEO plugin to the WP REST API output, allowing your headless set-up to implement them. Also when you are using Yoast SEO Premium you have the option to retrieve redirects through the API: this plugin adds a custom endpoint to provide those redirects in a JSON format. Since Yoast 11.0, JSON LD Schema.org data is also supported and is now also available through the WP REST API when using this plugin.

Installation from within WordPress: Visit 'Plugins > Add New' (or 'My Sites > Network Admin > Plugins > Add New' if you are on a multisite installation). Search for 'WP REST Yoast Meta'. Activate the WP REST Yoast Meta plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress.

Installation manually: Upload the wp-rest-yoast-meta folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory. Activate the WP REST Yoast Meta plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress.

Other Notable Features

Here are a few other notable features of this free WP REST Yoast Meta plugin.

WP REST API

Yoast SEO

API integration

Screenshots

FAQ

For each post/page/… you can find an array of meta tags in that object under yoast_meta.

Yes you can! Use the hook wp_rest_yoast_meta/filter_yoast_meta like this:

/**  * Add a custom meta tag.  */ function wpym_add_custom_meta_tag( $yoast_meta ) {     $yoast_meta[] = array(         'property' => 'og:type',         'content' => 'article'     );     return $yoast_meta; } add_filter( 'wp_rest_yoast_meta/filter_yoast_meta', 'wpym_add_custom_meta_tag', 10, 1);

Yes you can! Use the hook wp_rest_yoast_meta/filter_post_types like this:

/**  * Remove Yoast Meta from the page post type  */ function wpym_remove_post_type( $post_types ) {     foreach ( $post_types as $key => $post_type ) {         if ( 'page' === $post_type->name ) {             unset( $post_types[ $key ] );         }     }      return $post_types; }  add_filter( 'wp_rest_yoast_meta/filter_post_types', 'wpym_remove_post_type', 10, 1 );